DICKSON CITY — State Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Saturday, recalling the discrimination Irish immigrants faced when they came to the United States, blasted the prejudice that exists today.
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Car insurance rates are at an all-time high nationwide and rates are rising fast in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton area, according to a recent study by The Zebra, a car insurance comparison marketplace.
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Wilkes University students completing internships for the spring 2013 semester include Mark Fowler, son of Mark and Mary Ellen Fowler of Waverly, who is studying accounting and business administration and interning with Hour Glass Global Logistics; Andrew Grandinetti, son of Mike and Sherry Grandinetti of Honesdale, who is studying communication studies and interning with Boscov's; Laura Preby, daughter of Nancy and Ray Preby of Pittston, who is studying communications and interning with Maternal and Family Health Services; and Anna Sierra, daughter of Mario and Brenda Sierra of Old Forge, who is studying psychology and interning with ABC Kiddie Kampus.

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